PMI –Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® Exam Prep

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 Importance of PMI-ACP Certification
The Project Management Institute Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP®) Certification is a project management certification
developed to cater the needs of professionals who have knowledge of Agile methodologies. The certification tests the Agile
practitioners general knowledge of Agile methodologies without limiting to a specific Agile framework.
The PMI-ACP spans many approaches to agile such as Scrum, Kanban, Lean, extreme programming (XP) and test-driven
development (TDD.)
Reasons why you should go for PMI-ACP include but not limited to:
Career options Salary and Improving job comprehension.
Most of the work conducted on a large scale is based on projects, the structure and format of which are always evolving with
time. It is due to this reason that the word “Agile” has become the perfect definition for the project management
professionals.
It has been estimated that Agile certified professionals earn about 20-30% more than their non-certified peers. Although there
are many Agile certifications in the market but there are none other like PMI-ACP.
Because PMI-ACP contains many different approaches to Agile, which no other Agile certification offers. Also PMI is the
largest body of project management professionals in the world and it’s certifications are highly valued around the world.
Another reason to go for PMI-ACP is that there has been tremendous increase in the demand for Agile certified professionals
around the world. Especially IT industry is moving towards Agile because it’s result oriented and beneficial. Hence the current
demand for Agile certified professionals exceeds the no. of available professionals. As a result, there are more and more
opportunities for career growth and better jobs for PMI-ACP holders.
Also, by completing PMI-ACP, there is a better understanding of what you have to do in your projects and how to execute it
better with Agile. Hence, not only your knowledge increases but you also perform better at work. Which may lead to
becoming a better project manager and excelling in your organization.
Prerequisites of PMI-ACP Certification
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Interactive session with Case Studies

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 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Educational Background : Secondary Degree (high school diploma,

associate’s degree or global equivalent)
General Project Experience : 2,000 hours (12 months) in project teams,
which must have been acquired in the last five years.
Agile Project Experience : A minimum of 1,500 hours (8 months) in
project teams or teams that employed agile methodologies. This
experience should have been earned in the last three years and these
hours should be in addition to the 2,000 hours of general project
experience.
Training in Agile Practices : 21 contact hours in agile practices.

W H O S H O U L D AT T E N D

Project Managers , Project Planners , Quality Assurance Staff ,

Developers / Programmers , Designers , Testers , Project Controllers ,
Product Owners , Scrum Masters , Scrum Team Members ,IT Managers,
Anyone looking to gain knowledge of managing agile projects and
understand how Agile is applied and practiced in a project environment
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 Syllabus of PMI-ACP Certification Training
Day -1
1. Introduction (Module 1)
1.1 Getting to know the participants
1.2 Introduction to PMI®
1.3 PMI ACP® Certification – advantages
1.4 PMI ACP® certification – process and fees related information
1.5 PMI ACP® Application procedures – instructions on how to fill in the form
1.6 PMI ACP® examination – information on the split of questions, question pattern
1.7 PMI ACP® examination – Tips on how to prepare and take the examination
(this theme will be reiterated throughout the course)
1.8 PMI ACP® – Fulfilling the CCR requirements
1.9 Familiarisation with course outline
1.10 Familiarisation with the protocols and timings
1.11 Expectation setting and clarifications
1.12 PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
1.13 Introductory Quiz – The quiz will be conducted to assess participant’s current level of familiarisation of the Agile
Methodologies, concepts and assess the gaps.
2. Introduction to Agile Methodologies (Module 2)
2.1 What is Agile?
2.2 Agile vs. Traditional Project Management
2.3 Why Agile?
2.4 Agile Manifesto Values and Principles
2.5 Usage and Applicability of Agile Methods
2.6 High Level Roles in Agile
2.7 Variants in Agile (Scrum, XP, TDD, FDD)
2.8 Quiz – Introduction to Agile Methods
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3. Agile Project Management Context (Module 3)
3.1 The concept of Agile Project Lifecycle and its characteristics
3.2 Phases defining the Agile Project Lifecycle
3.3 Elements of Project Charter for Agile Projects
3.4 Agile Project Stakeholders – how to identify and manage Stakeholders?
3.5 Agile Analysis and Design
3.6 Product Roadmap
3.7 Product Backlog
3.8 User Stories
3.9 Story Maps
3.10 Progressive Elaboration
3.11 Wireframes
3.12 Chartering
3.13 Personas
3.14 Agile Modelling
3.15 Quiz – Agile Project Management context
Day -2
4. Agile User Stories (Module 4)
4.1 Business Case Development
4.2 Value Based Prioritisation
4.3 ROI
4.4 NPV
4.5 IRR
4.6 Compliance
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4.7 Customer Valued Prioritisation
4.8 Minimal Marketable Feature
4.9 What is a User Story?
4.10 Discussing Requirements Management in Traditional Project Vs. Agile
4.11 INVEST Concept in User Stories
4.12 Methods of handling Large Stories
4.13 Release Backlog
4.14 Product Backlog
4.15 MOSCOW Principle in Prioritisation
4.16 Sprint Backlog
4.17 Brain Storming Techniques
4.18 Re-Prioritisation of Requirements / User Stories across Iteration
4.19 Stakeholder Management
4.20 Quiz – Agile User Stories
5. Agile Estimation, Planning, Monitoring and Adapting (Module 5)
5.1 Historical Estimations
5.2 Relative Sizing
5.3 Story Points Concepts
5.4 Planning Poker
5.5 Affinity Estimation
5.6 Ideal days / Time based Estimation
5.7 Incremental Delivery
5.8 Sprint Planning Meeting
5.9 Sprint Burn Down Chart
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5.10 Product Burn Down Chart
5.11 Release Burn Down Chart
5.12 Release Burn Up Chart
5.13 Sprint Reviews
5.14 Sprint Retrospectives
5.15 Continuous Improvement Process
5.16 Quiz – Agile Estimations
Day -3
6. Agile Communications & Soft Skills (Module 6)
6.1 Information Radiators
6.2 Team Space
6.3 Osmotic Communication
6.4 Co-located Teams
6.5 Distributed Teams
6.6 Daily Stand Ups
6.7 Scrum of Scrums
6.8 Remote Product Owner and Its Management
6.9 Building High Performance Teams
6.10 Building Empowerment Teams
6.11 Coaching and Mentoring within Teams
6.12 Active Listening
6.13 Team Motivation
6.14 Emotional Intelligence
6.15 Collaboration
6.16 Adaptive Leadership
6.17 Negotiation
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6.18 Facilitation Methods
6.19 Conflict Resolution Management
6.20 Servant Leadership
6.21 Quiz – Agile Communications & Soft Skills
7. Agile – Product Quality (Module 7)
7.1 Test Driven Development
7.2 Test me First Concept
7.3 Definition of “Done”
7.4 Continuous Integration
7.5 Feedback Techniques for Product
7.6 Prototyping
7.7 Simulations
7.8 Demonstrations
7.9 Evaluations
7.10 Problem Solving Strategies, Tools and Techniques
7.11 Project and Quality Standards for Agile Projects
7.12 Quiz – Agile Product Quality
8. Agile Risk Management (Module 8)
8.1 Risk Management
8.2 Risk Adjusted Backlog
8.3 Risk Burn Down Graphs
8.4 Risk Based Spikes
8.5 Quiz – Agile Risk Management
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9. Agile Metrics Management and Value Stream Mapping (Module 9)
9.1 Velocity
9.2 Cycle Time
9.3 EVM in Agile
9.4 Escaped Defects
9.5 Variance and Trend Analysis
9.6 Variation in Agile Methods and Approaches
9.7 Value Stream Mapping
9.8 Quiz – Agile Metrics Management & Value Stream Mapping

10. PMI-ACP® MOCK test (200 questions)

11. Feedback

12. Workshop Valedictory

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